The SCALE (Strategic Capital, Asset Lifecycle, and Expansions) organization within Amazon Last Mile is seeking a Sr. Program Manager, Capital Planning to join our Capital & Construction Business Operations (CCBO) team.
This role will own the end-to-end capital approval process for Last Mile's development portfolio — from OP budget planning through Capital Appropriation Request (CAR) creation and approval routing. You will be the connective tissue between senior leadership, construction execution teams, and cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring capital is approved efficiently and with the strategic context leadership needs to make informed decisions as we scale Amazon's delivery network.
Key job responsibilities
Key Job Responsibilities
OP Budget Planning & Guidance Cycles
•Lead OP1/OP2 and quarterly guidance cycles end-to-end, including timelines, stakeholder coordination, and estimation
• Build budget inputs by aggregating development costs across business lines (AMZL, RSR) by building type and design configuration
• Produce benchmark analyses and coordinate with Finance on averages and variance bridging
• Develop written OP/Guidance narrative documents for leadership review, providing strategic context alongside the numbers
Capital Appropriation Requests (CARs)
• Own and manage the CAR process end-to-end for new development CARs (Real Estate, Land, Pre-Construction, Construction, Startup)
• Maintain and continuously improve CAR Funding Templates and standardized white paper formats
• Engage cross-functional POCs (Real Estate, Pre-Construction, Construction, Finance) and assemble comprehensive CAR packages
• Lead CAR scheduling, doc reviews, leadership presentations, and action item follow-ups
• Route CARs through Amazon Approvals and manage the full approval lifecycle
Cost Stewardship & Tracking
• Maintain a macro-level schedule lookahead across the portfolio to inform planning cycles and resource allocation
• Monitor portfolio-wide cost posture from OP through CAR
• Serve as a quality gate on cost accuracy at each CAR milestone prior to submission
• Identify and escalate cost outliers or trends requiring leadership attention
• Contribute to WBR/MBR reporting on capital approval metrics and portfolio health
Process & Continuous Improvement
• Build repeatable processes to improve CAR creation efficiency, including AI-powered automation via QuickSight
• Drive standardization across business units to enable consistent processes and shared best practices
• Measure and report on CAR cycle-time KPIs (OP-to-CAR accuracy, on-time delivery, revision rates)
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of program or project management experience
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
- Bachelor's degree
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 2+ years of driving process improvements experience
- Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field
- Knowledge of general AI tools
- Experience designing, implementing, and scaling upskilling, apprenticeship, or workforce development programs across large-scale operations or corporate environments, including forecasting workforce needs and leveraging analytics to drive program decisions
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Sr. Program Manager, Capital Planning, Amazon Last Mile • Bellevue, Washington, USA
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